Czech Famous Names Starting with Letter J

Was a Slovak football player. He played for Czechoslovakia, for which he played two matches.

Was a Slovak football player. He played for Czechoslovakia, for which he played two matches.

Is a Czech radio producer, conductor, inventor of musical instruments and composer of classical and

Is a Czech radio producer, conductor, inventor of musical instruments and composer of classical and folk music.Krcek was the musical director for Plzen Radio and the music editor for the recording company Supraphon.[2] He is the artistic leader and performer in the folklore group Chorea Bohemica (founded 1967), for which he has composed and adapted a number of songs and dances.[2] Musica Bohemica, a chamber ensemble specialising in Czech (Bohemian) Christmas songs,

Was a Czechoslovakian lawyer and politician. He served as Prime Minister of Czechoslovakia from Janu

Was a Czechoslovakian lawyer and politician. He served as Prime Minister of Czechoslovakia from January 19, 1942 to January 19, 1945, under the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia .From December 12, 1938, to March 3, 1939, he was minister of justice in Ru

Is a Czech mathematician. He is a specialist in ordinary differential equations and defined the Perr

Is a Czech mathematician. He is a specialist in ordinary differential equations and defined the Perron integral in terms of Riemann sums.

Was a Czech composer, teacher, conductor and pianist.Kvapil was an excellent accompanist, noted for

Was a Czech composer, teacher, conductor and pianist.Kvapil was an excellent accompanist, noted for his skill in sight reading. As the choirmaster and conductor of the Brno Beseda (1919–47) he gave the Czech premières of Johann Sebastian Bach’s St Matthew Passion (1923), Arthur Honegger’s Judith (1933) and Karol Szymanowski’s Stabat mater (1937). He received the Award of Merit in 1955. He taught at the School of Organists and at the Brno Conservatory, and he was appointed professor of composition at the academy in 1947. His students included Hana Janku, Miloslav Ištvan, Ctirad Kohoutek and Jirí Matys. He died in Brno at the age of 65.

Is a professional doubles tennis player from the Czech Republic.

Is a professional doubles tennis player from the Czech Republic.

Is a Czech biologist, traveller and writer.He graduated from The University of Economics in Prague,

Is a Czech biologist, traveller and writer.He graduated from The University of Economics in Prague, getting a degree of Ing (he studied international business). He worked for CSA in Iran and later in Canada. He has visited 85 countries and organised several expeditions for research of cryptids, such as Kongamato (for this he was offered the membership of the International Society for Cryptozoology which he accepted), Nandi Bear, Megalania prisca, Bigfoot, Yeti, Nessie, Ogopogo, Champ, Megalodon, Lusca, Ambazombi and others. In 1978 he organised an expedition to the tepui which probably inspired Sir Arthur Conan Doyle for writing The Lost World (a book based on stories told to Doyle by Colonel Percy Fawcett).

Was a Czechoslovak actor .He passed his school-leaving exam in 1919 and became a member of the Centr

Was a Czechoslovak actor .He passed his school-leaving exam in 1919 and became a member of the Central Office of posts. He sent to Uzghorod on business maters (1920-1923) .He was a member of Vlasta Burian's theatre 1926 – 1943 ,then of the Vinohradské Divadlo (1943-1950) and then of the Mestská Divadla Pražská (1950-1954), from where he became a member of the Národní Divadlo (national theatre), where he served for until two years before his death, in 1972 .

Is a former professional tennis player from Czechoslovakia. He enjoyed most of his tennis success wh

Is a former professional tennis player from Czechoslovakia. He enjoyed most of his tennis success while playing doubles. During his career he achieved a career-high doubles ranking of World No. 31 in 1987. He is currently the Czech Republic Davis Cup capt

Is a Czech football goalkeeper. He obtained a total number of fifteen caps for Czechoslovakia nation

Is a Czech football goalkeeper. He obtained a total number of fifteen caps for Czechoslovakia national football team, in which he had to concede ten goals.

Was a former Czechoslovak/Slovak handball player who competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics.In 1976 he

Was a former Czechoslovak/Slovak handball player who competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics.In 1976 he was part of the Czechoslovak team which finished seventh in the Olympic tournament. He played all five matches and scored five goals.

Is a Czech tennis player playing on the ITF Futures Tour and ATP Challenger Tour. On November 3, 200

Is a Czech tennis player playing on the ITF Futures Tour and ATP Challenger Tour. On November 3, 2008, he reached his highest ATP singles ranking of 208.

S a former professional ice hockey forward. He was selected in the fourth round of the 1982 NHL Entr

S a former professional ice hockey forward. He was selected in the fourth round of the 1982 NHL Entry Draft, 83rd overall, by the Edmonton Oilers. He won 2 cups with Edmonton in 1984, 1985. He left to play in Europe in the summer of 1985. He returned duri

Was a Czechoslovak ice hockey player who competed in the 1928 Winter Olympics and in the 1936 Winter

Was a Czechoslovak ice hockey player who competed in the 1928 Winter Olympics and in the 1936 Winter Olympics.Eight years later he was also a member of the Czechoslovak team which finished fourth in the 1936 Olympic tournament.

Was a Czechoslovak ice hockey player who competed in the 1924 Winter Olympics and in the 1928 Winter

Was a Czechoslovak ice hockey player who competed in the 1924 Winter Olympics and in the 1928 Winter Olympics.Four years later he was also a member of the Czechoslovak team in the 1928 Olympic tournament.

Was a Czech composer, conductor, harpist, and music teacher.He composed seven symphonies and one sin

Was a Czech composer, conductor, harpist, and music teacher.He composed seven symphonies and one sinfonietta, one string serenade, concertos for violin (1), piano (1), and cello (2), chamber music, pieces for piano, cantatas, and also prepared his own arrangements of folk songs. His work is composed rather in traditional style, first compostitions are influenced by romanticism, later he composed in traditional, neo-classical style. His oeuvre contains 47 numbered opuses, both in chamber and orchestral instrumentation. Rídký composed also violin, piano and two violoncello concertos. In 1954 he was awarded National Prize for his Piano Concerto Op. 46.

Was a Czech physicist who, in the second half of the 1930s, designed a system for the transmission o

Was a Czech physicist who, in the second half of the 1930s, designed a system for the transmission of visual images by low-line mechanical television, which made the production of an authentic spatial impression of the picture, transmitted on the screen, possible. His discovery was, unfortunately, largely ignored by the Czechoslovakian community.

Was a Czech chess master and an honorary grandmaster, born in Ostrava.He placed 4th= with Jan Foltys

Was a Czech chess master and an honorary grandmaster, born in Ostrava.He placed 4th= with Jan Foltys at Prague 1943 and 4th at Teplitz-Schönau 1947. His peak years were about 1950, his best results being 2nd= with Isaac Boleslavsky, Ludek Pachman, and Vas

Is a Czech actor. He belongs to famous Czech stage players and also to film actors.Jaroslav Satorans

Is a Czech actor. He belongs to famous Czech stage players and also to film actors.Jaroslav Satoransky finished his study of DAMU in 1961. After this he performed in a Kladno Theatre for a short time. Since 1966 he has been a member of Vinohrady Theatre in Prague.

A Nobel prize winning Czech writer, poet and journalist.

A Nobel prize winning Czech writer, poet and journalist.

Is a Czech former football player who currently works as a football manager. He is an assistant mana

Is a Czech former football player who currently works as a football manager. He is an assistant manager for the Czech Republic national team.

Is a Czechoslavak handball player who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics.He was part of the Czecho

Is a Czechoslavak handball player who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics.He was part of the Czechoslavak team which won the silver medal at the Munich Games. He played three matches as goalkeeper.

Was a Czechoslovakian weightlifter and Olympic champion. He won a gold medal at the 1932 Summer Olym

Was a Czechoslovakian weightlifter and Olympic champion. He won a gold medal at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.

Was a Bohemian Olympic fencer.

Was a Bohemian Olympic fencer.

Is a Czech slalom canoer who has competed since the early 2000s. Competing in three Summer Olympics,

Is a Czech slalom canoer who has competed since the early 2000s. Competing in three Summer Olympics, he won two medals in the C-2 event with a silver in 2008 and a bronze in 2004.Volf also won two medals in the C-2 event at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with a gold in 2006 and a silver in 2003.